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Terrible Lizard : The First Dinosaur Hunters and the Birth of a New Science by Deborah Cadbury (2002, Trade Paperback)

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For Reverend William Buckland, an eccentric naturalist at Oxford University, the fossil remains of a creature that existed before Noahs flood inspired an attempt to prove the accuracy of the biblical record.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHolt & Company, Henry

ISBN-100805070877

ISBN-139780805070873

eBay Product ID (ePID)2202328

Product Key Features

Book TitleTerrible Lizard : the First Dinosaur Hunters and the Birth of a New Science

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAnimals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures, History, Paleontology

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

GenreNature, Science

AuthorDeborah Cadbury

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight12.3 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Cadbury makes the career struggles of the men and women who first described dinosaurs as real as yesterday's pink slip . . .We hold our breath as we turn the pages." --The Christian Science Monitor "Richly descriptive . . . a humanizing book, evocative of the intellectual and social atmosphere of its setting." --Gilbert Taylor, Booklist, "Cadbury makes the career struggles of the men and women who first described dinosaurs as real as yesterday's pink slip . . .We hold our breath as we turn the pages." -- The Christian Science Monitor "Richly descriptive . . . a humanizing book, evocative of the intellectual and social atmosphere of its setting." --Gilbert Taylor, Booklist, "Cadbury makes the career struggles of the men and women who first described dinosaurs as real as yesterday's pink slip . . .We hold our breath as we turn the pages." --The Christian Science Monitor "Richly descriptive . . . a humanizing book, evocative of the intellectual and social atmosphere of its setting." --Gilbert Taylor,Booklist

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal560.92/241

SynopsisIn 1812, the skeleton of a monster was discovered beneath the cliffs of Dorset, setting in motion a collision between science and religion, and among scientists eager to claim supremacy in a brand-new field. For Reverend William Buckland, an eccentric naturalist at Oxford University, the fossil remains of a creature that existed before Noah's flood inspired an attempt to prove the accuracy of the biblical record. Novelist Gideon Mantell also became obsessed with the ancient past, and eminent anatomist Richard Owen soon entered the fray, claiming credit for the discovery of the dinosaurs. In a fast-paced narrative, "Terrible Lizard" re-creates the bitter feud between Mantell and Owen. Revealing a strange, awesome prehistoric era, their struggle set the stage for Darwin's shattering theories -- and for controversies that still rage today.